serious; not joking; straight
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be worried; to be troubled
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
even if; even though; however; no matter how
desperately; for one's dear life
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be silent; to say nothing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
upper half of the body; upper body
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
war; battle; match; game; competition
how long; how far; how much
to be too numerous; to be too much