to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sweet voice; seductive voice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged