near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
feeling; sense; impression
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
overall; general; as a whole
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to take off one's glasses
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)