to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
father; dad; husband; you; he
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make a lasting impression
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
it's not like; it isn't as if
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to be surprised; to be astonished
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...