shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
hesitation; indecision; vacillation