to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
of no interest; not interested
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be erected; to be built
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
although I say; although one might say; although called
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
had better ...; had better not ...
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence