rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to torment; to torture; to harass
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
difficult to ...; hard to ...
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
solution; solution strategy
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
no way to do; nothing can be done
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to subsist; to keep on living
unconditionally; as a rule
to keep away; to keep at a distance
one cause; one reason; one factor
near; close; beside; third person
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
if you do this; if this is the case