strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to give directions; to issue instructions
to send or direct a person to
to have a reason; to have an excuse
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
little finger; pinky; little toe
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)