with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
murder; killing; murderer
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be surprised; to be astonished
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
carelessly; inattentively
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
by itself; automatically; naturally
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble