words of praise; eulogy; compliment
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
in search of; in order to look for
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
incident; affair; happening; event
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to surround; to crowd around
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to let out a cry; to break forth
(right at the) side; just beside
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
going straight on; going straight ahead
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
walking heavily; lumbering
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance