nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
mobility; maneuverability
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
slightly early; just before
mass; quality and quantity
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
judgment; judgement; discernment
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
fluent (in a language); flowing
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
adoration; admiration; devotion