pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
trial; judgement; judgment
had better ...; may as well ...
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
second grade; second class; secondary
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
dated; date; fixed; external
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to put to trial; to argue in court
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to have a talk; to tell a story
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
still (continuing); as ever; further
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
bribe; sweetener; douceur