to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
ascetic practice of silence
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
such ... as; or some such
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
counter for (small) boats
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
moving about; stirring about
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)