action; operation; effect; function
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
selection; choice; option
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
all you have to do is; just; that's all
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
superior; superiors; senior
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to stay (at); to stop (at)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
armor and helmet (armour)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
right in the middle (of); midst; height
loud laughter; hearty laugh
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish