to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
absorption; suction; attraction
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
exploitation; overuse; abuse
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
special training; intensive training; crash course
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death