to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
consequence; outcome; result; blame
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen