important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
near; close by; within reach; familiar
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
great hurry; great haste; rush
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
premature death; untimely death; dying young
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
natural; intrinsic; from birth
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant