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.)
private tutor; coach; governess
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
clicking; clopping; clacking
military shoes; combat boots
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
virile; tough; masculine; intense
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)