raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
inside; interior; inner part
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
love or affection for one's parents
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
school grades; academic results
pride; boast; credit (to)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
several years; a few years
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to pause; to have a short intermission
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing