to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
conviction; belief; confidence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)