to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to look away; to avert one's eyes
cannot be compared with; no match for
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to collect; to assemble; to gather
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be at a loss for words
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
still; even now; to this day
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pair; the two; both persons; both things
while; during (the time when)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
firmly; solidly; heartily
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack