to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
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
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
I see; that's right; indeed
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
guardian; protector; patron; parent
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
practice; practising; training; study
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination