interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
how; in what way; how about
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
derailment; digression; deviation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
threat; intimidation; menace
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
this and that; one thing and another
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?