to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
anything and everything; just about everything
to see through; to see the true nature of something
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)