tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior high school student; middle school pupil
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
and; thereupon; because of that
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
piece; fragment; one (object)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
being startled; getting a shock
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
no exception; without exception; always the same
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)