nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
one more time; once more; once again
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
family; members of a family