illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
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.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
beyond that point; after that
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be needed; to be wanted