state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
steamed bun; steamed bread
how; in what way; how about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
technique; art; skill; move
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)