to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
heir; inheritor; successor
accidental death; casualty
disapproval; disagreement
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
how; in what way; circumstances
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(political) power; authority; influence
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
enough is enough; no further!
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
proposal; offer; request; application
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
second; number two; runner-up
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
camp stool; folding stool
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate