bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
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
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to put one's strength into
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific