to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
onset of an illness; falling ill
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
clearly; distinctly; vividly
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
sick person; patient; invalid
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
with a crack; with a smash
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
absorption; suction; attraction
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
for example; for instance; e.g.
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation