handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
crank (mechanism); narrow, crank-shaped road (on a driving school training course); crank (on an early movie camera)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
milk; breast; pole loop (on a flag, banner, etc.)
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
consumer credit (finance, loan)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
granulated sugar; brown sugar
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
United Nations Security Council
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to steal; to rob; to take away
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
for dear life; barely escaping alive
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
being (somewhere); sitting