(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
slight; insignificant; small
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to strike out; to start swimming
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
huge; enormous; great big
everything; anything; nothing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
short distance; short range; short-haul
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
explosion; rupture; break off
on the sea; surface of the sea
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder