conclusion; decision; end; settlement
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
answering machine; answerphone
briskly; quickly; promptly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
toilet paper; lavatory paper
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune