operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
destination (one is heading towards); goal
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to give; to do (something) for
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes