to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to rush back; to run back
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
surrounding at a distance
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to step forward; to take a step forward
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
decoration; ornament; trimmings
bed with frame made of pipes
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)