good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
that's the way it is; such is life
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
irrational (line of) argument
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
recitation; reciting from memory
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking