to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
muddy water; red-light district
damp; moist (negative nuance)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
in succession; one by one
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
determination; resolution
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to search for; to seek for; to look for
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to shout (in anger); to yell
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)