to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to bend; to warp; to curve
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
pair; the two; both persons; both things
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time