to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
command; lead; generalship; leadership
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be hot on a person's heels
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
letting (someone) die without helping
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
four (long cylindrical things)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
leader of a charge; first to arrive
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
nine parts; nine percent; almost
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to bring back; to restore
to push (something) against