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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
acid; sourness; sour taste
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
god of death; death deity; Death
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
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)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
single word; a few words; brief comment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
capable of anything; liable to do
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with