a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to throw away; to abandon
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
instability; insecurity; crankiness
devil; evil spirit; genie
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight