to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
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)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
three; three years of age
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gun shield (esp. artillery)
left side; left-hand side
seven (long cylindrical things)
right side; right-hand side
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
inside; interior; inner part
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince