to be too numerous; to be too much
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
power; might; authority; influence
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
general term; generic name
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
big problem; major issue; big controversy
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to push aside; to brush aside
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
that's the way it is; such is life
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely