to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
last days; the end; one's fate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat