the positive and the negative
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
everything; every affair (matter); all things
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
clear; sharp; distinct; distinctive
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
continuation; succession; series
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
genuine; authentic; true; pure
plump; with a thud; heavily
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to blink repeatedly; to wave repeatedly (e.g. a paper fan)
to rise; to erect; to get up
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course