for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
directions; instructions; orders; command
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
one by one; in detail; minutely
for example; for instance; e.g.
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
in succession; one by one
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)