to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
while; even though; despite
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
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.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to take; to catch; to capture
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by