condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
second (unit of time); arc second
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
deviation; departure; omission
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to fall on one's backside
stepping back; drawing back
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
way out; means to escape; escape route
to surround; to crowd around
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
plural; multiple; several
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that