border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
action; operation; effect; function
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
strength; power; proficiency; ability
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be hesitant; to feel timid
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
not yet known; unknown; strange
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
such ... as; or some such
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something