to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to resound; to make a stir
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
way (of doing); manner; method; means
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
depending on; dependent on
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to take over; to hand over
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
flute; fife; pipe; whistle