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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
going to and fro; back and forth
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
otherwise; or else; if not
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
(arch.) chimney; kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character