influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
explosion; rupture; break off
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to call a person's attention (to)
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
book; volume; this; present; main; head
memory; sense; experience
authenticity; credibility
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
administration (of medicine)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving