moat; fosse; canal; ditch
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
both; both sides; both parties
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
major incident; major happening; big scandal