skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
complicated and mysterious
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
vitality; energy; dynamism
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to boost; to force up; to push up
rising; ascending; climbing
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to have one's name entered (in a list)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
support; backing; patronage
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
going to and fro; back and forth
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
right in the center (centre)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
distinction; differentiation; classification
hostility; antagonism; opposition
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
nod; inclination of the head
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission