not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
difference; variation; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
considerably; greatly; a lot
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
being too late; losing one's final chance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember