means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
beginning; outset; first; onset
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
about; concerning; related to; -ish
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
how much; how many; to what extent
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh