anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
labor; labour; manpower; working force
person of letters; literary person
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to say no more; to sink into silence
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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 have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
form; method; system; formula
measure to win someone over to one's side
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
fellow sufferers pity each other
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of