to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be useful
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
opposite; reverse; contrary
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
right side; right-hand side
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
heart; guts; nerve; central part
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
injuries and sickness; wounds and illness
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to approach; to draw near