stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(social) class; rank; grade
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
classification; categorization; sorting
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to breathe out; to exhale
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
very likely; very probable
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
postwar period; period after Second World War
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk