state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to turn towards; to point
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
until now; so far; up to the present
feel (of a material); texture
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
grasp; catch; understanding
suddenly; all of a sudden