faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
bacterium; bacteria; germ
incineration; destroy by fire
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
panty-less; wearing no underwear
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to be jealous; to be envious
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
same family (race, tribe)
much less; to say nothing of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
investigator; one who seeks the way
hard (life); tough (world)
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
pointing out; identification
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
have a good day; take care; see you
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding