to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
that's the way it is; such is life
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to do together; to share; to participate in
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to pay attention; to be watchful
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)