request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to say no more; to sink into silence
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to boost; to force up; to push up
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
scoundrel; rascal; villain
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
serious; severe; grave; acute
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
impossible; unlikely; improbable