near; close; beside; third person
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
other than; excluding; without
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
treatment; service; handling; management
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)