obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
counter for helmets, etc.
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to close (one's eyes); to shut
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
straight; as the crow flies
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression