to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
for a while; for some time; for a period
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
and; thereupon; because of that
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
with a start; with a jump
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
memory; sense; experience
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to have both; to possess both; to combine with