hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
scene; sight; scenario; setting
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
don't you think?; indicates question
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise