to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
recommendation; referral; endorsement
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to knock down; to knock off
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
action; operation; effect; function
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
huge; enormous; great big
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
January; first month of the lunar calendar
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
periodic; regular; routine
long ago; already; a long time ago
offender; criminal; culprit
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs