to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
technique; art; skill; move
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
had better ...; had better not ...
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat