impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
tune (melody, piece of music)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
participation; joining; entry; adherence
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
feather decoration; plume
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
proposal; offer; request; application
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
modesty; humility; being humble
beyond comparison; incomparable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)