to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
police officer; policeman; constable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting