to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to throw open; to leave open
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to rush over; to run up to
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to govern; to manage; to subdue
preliminary test or trial; tryout
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
provisional; temporary; tentative
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
action; operation; effect; function
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
cruelty; hard-heartedness