delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
hello; good day; good afternoon
to be worried; to be troubled
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
library (usu. single-room); small library
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to press a question; to cross-examine
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
how; in what way; by what means
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
right beside; close to; nearby
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to order; to command; to appoint
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious