centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
popular person; favorite; favourite
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
surrounding at a distance
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
maintenance; preservation; improvement
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
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 turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept