to refer to; to use as reference
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
questions and answers; dialogue
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
right side; style of Japanese court music
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sad; wretched; deplorable
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to shout (in anger); to yell
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example