indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
hedge; fence; border; limit
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to support each other; to support one another
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
raw materials; ingredient
fading; faded colour; faded color
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
secret; private; surreptitious
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to be stiff; to be starchy
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
hey there; I say; see here
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to fall flat; to fall face down
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
stomach ache; abdominal pain
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest