duty; function; office; mission; task
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to figure out; to get an idea
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that kind; competition; match
authenticity; credibility
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to decide; to determine; to judge
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
tattling; telling on (someone)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to have a meal; to take a meal
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; but; even though; I wish that
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere