to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to ask a question; to ask questions
long ago; already; a long time ago
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
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through