to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
the opposite direction; the other way
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
taste; liking; preference
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
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
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
acceleration; speeding up
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)