to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
representative; exemplary; model
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to understand (each other); to comprehend
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
outside world; physical world
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 roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
moisture; humidity; dampness
remarkable; striking; obvious
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(medical) doctor; physician
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking