appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
the opposite direction; the other way
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to shake; to sway; to waver
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")