keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
floor broker (stock exchange); floor trader; boardman
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to dye; to colour; to color
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
way; method; means; resource; course
in that manner; like that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
explosion; rupture; break off