to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
determination; resolution
to begin talking; to open up
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to add (to); to add on; to append
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to dry up completely; to become stale
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
when; at what moment; what time
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
such a thing; something like that
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude