to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to happen to have on hand or in stock
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes