to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to look around; to survey
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to turn right; to turn to the right
living room (Western style); sitting room
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
letter; missive; note; mail
wheat straw; barley straw
decoration; ornament; trimmings
piece; fragment; one (object)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
silence (not speaking); muteness
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
interference; intervention; meddling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate