to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
mike stand; microphone stand
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
nod; inclination of the head
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
exaltation; emotional uplift
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
practice by repetition; learning by rote
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to become dim; to become blurred
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
possibility; potential; expandability
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason