to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
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
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)