influenced (by); under an influence
to escape from; to get out
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to distract a person's attention
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
naked eye; the physical eye
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to mind; to care; to worry
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point