fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
honorific title; honorific term of address
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
metallic sound; metallic clank
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
fierce dog; ferocious dog; savage dog
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such; like that; that sort of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to become completely chilled
innermost depths of one's heart
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)