to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
rather; sooner; preferably
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
resentment; indignation; anger
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips