to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
calamity; disaster; accident
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
if it is the case that ...
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection