defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
arrest; apprehension; capture
quiet; still; surreptitious
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
pressure; oppression; suppression
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
most part; greater part; majority
gossip; corner of the mouth
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently