permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
end; close; finish; termination
shudder; shiver; agitation
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
sword; blade; single stroke
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
otherwise; if not; or else
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
irritation; annoyance; frustration
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet