crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first meeting; first contest between
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
dry riverbed; river beach
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
home area; home town; local
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be the ruin of (a person)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
shout of abuse; jeers; boos