to hold one's tongue; to shut up
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to be needed; to be wanted
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to snatch from; to steal from
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)