to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to call in; to invite; to bring in
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
ago; since; before; previous
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
silence (not speaking); muteness
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb