eloquence; fluency (of speech)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to have sex; to bang someone
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to set up shop; to open a store
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
writing; composition; essay; sentence
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
should do; ought to do; must do
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug