substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
collection (e.g. literary works); collected edition
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
private person; individual
going to hell; falling into hell
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
reigning; controlling; dictating
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
a long time ago; in those days
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
should do; ought to do; must do
advance payment; money paid in advance
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest