to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
suffix for familiar person
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
distant; remote; isolated
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
locking technique in judo
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire