clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
indolence; laziness; sloth
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
for your information; I'm telling you
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)