to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
second-year student; biennial
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
shameless; shameless person
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
leaving everything up to someone else