generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
forgetting; lapse of memory
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to fail to go; to fail to come
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
beginning; outset; first; onset
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
little by little; bit by bit
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart