to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
magical power; mystical force
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead