being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be needed; to be wanted
somehow; for some reason (or other)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
fortune-telling; divination
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
book; volume; this; present; main; head
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
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.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest