item; something that one "just has to have"
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
block (of wood); chip; splinter
four (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to amuse oneself; to make merry
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
firm; strong; solid; stable
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
in the morning; during the morning
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher