cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
local specialty; local special dish
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
receiving an electric shock
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be worried; to be troubled
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
technique; art; skill; move
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble