to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to strangle; to constrict
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
victim; injured party; sufferer
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
adds force or indicates command
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
actual profit; practical use; benefit
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
preface; introduction; preamble
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
film studies; cinema studies
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
secret base; hideout; hidden position
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
younger scholar; future reference
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking