handle; grip; holder; person who holds
food and drink; eating and drinking
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
in this way; along these lines; similarly
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dependent on luck; matter of luck
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
to compete with; to vie for
bedridden; confined to bed
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity