unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
how many years; how long; what year
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to hand over; to surrender
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to drop; to let fall; to omit
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
at once; immediately; right now
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
anything and everything; just about everything
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words