to be too late; to be too slow
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
if you think about it; come to think of it
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to taste; to try (food or drink)
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
self-control; self-restraint
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
to save; to leave over; to spare
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to smirk; to grin broadly
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
malicious; deliberately mean
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised