to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
wherein; therein; thereinto
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)