compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
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 taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
surroundings; environs; circumference
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
scale; scope; plan; structure
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to approach; to draw near
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such; this sort of; like this
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
somehow; for some reason or other