cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
entry; approach; penetration