snivel; nasal mucus; snot
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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 drink up; to drain (cup)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
time; hour; period; class
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(short) rest; breather; break