bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
absolutely; positively; decidedly
(political) power; authority; influence
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan