shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
meaning; significance; sense
head house (family); birthplace; originator
tedious; boring; being fed up with
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi