for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
difference; variation; difference
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to turn towards; to point
meaning; significance; sense
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
too much; excessively; too
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear