one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yen (currency of Japan); circle
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
desperately; for one's dear life
to pluck; to pick; to tear
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
I see; that's right; indeed
anxiety (about the future)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important