to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
go that far; to that extent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh