interference; intervention; meddling
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to attempt; to test; to try out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
bodily sensation; sense; experience
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
preface; introduction; preamble
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
all; entire; whole; altogether
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
how long; how much; to what extent
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
training; drill; practice; discipline
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
just because; even if; even though
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive