to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
bashful; shameful; ashamed
general; popular; common; typical
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to get between; to be caught in
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
reply (to a letter); response; answer
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
as many (people) as possible
sales promotion; hard selling
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
end; close; finish; termination
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to relax; to feel at home
rotation (e.g. of a duty); taking turns
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line