faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to cause someone to worry
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
corridor; hallway; passageway
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)