top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
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.)
(not so) much; (not) very
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
with these words; while saying
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
direct connection; direct link
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy