to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
small; fine; detailed; stingy
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to wave a flag; to show the way
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to order; to command; to appoint
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to change the position of
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
in one's own way or style
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
finishing blow; coup de grâce
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
river; stream; River; the ... river