to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
like water; like it grows on trees
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to refuse; to decline; to deny
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to increase; to add to; to augment
technique; art; skill; move
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
divining sticks; counting; calculation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
memory; sense; experience
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to gain a victory; to win
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
obedience; submission; resignation
payment to the government
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
having no special rank or title
to happily give away; to be glad (to give, to get rid of)
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend