to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
river surface; surface of a river
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to have a meal; to take a meal
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff