to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
ataxia; loss of coordination of the muscles; failure of muscular coordination
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
end; close; finish; termination
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
to fill a hole with earth
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
preparation; arrangements
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic