to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
impossible to do (although wants to)
touché; you've got me there
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to wring the neck; to strangle
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to have a narrow escape from death
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
success or failure; outcome; result
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
reason; cause; history; origin
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
appearance; figure; shape; form
outside of one's area of expertise
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to split (by striking); to disclose
height of summer; hottest part of summer
quiet; peaceful; tranquil