impossible; unlikely; improbable
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(social) position; status
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
(right at the) side; just beside
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
head over heels; headlong; head first
to grimace; to make a wry face
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
go that far; to that extent
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to thrust away; to send flying
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be opposite; to face each other
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something