to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
sincere; earnest; serious
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
amount of money; sum of money
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be a matter of life or death
self-defense; self-defence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal