somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
danger; peril; hazard; risk
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pick up; to find; to gather
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
imagination; supposition; guess
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
bureau director; office chief
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed