to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
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 erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to be sooty; to be stained
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
rag (for wiping machines)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to grow; to develop; to grow up
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
brown; light brown; tawny
arrangement of stones in a garden
auspicious sign; good omen
albino Japanese rat snake
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with