to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
blow; shock; strike; batting
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to trample; to crush underfoot
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
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
mass; quality and quantity
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to send flying with a kick
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to raise one's voice; to shout
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling