to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pistol; handgun; revolver
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
please (give me); please (do for me)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost