to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
bedside; near one's pillow
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
at once; immediately; right now
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
number of times; frequency; count
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
more than anything; above all else
(only) one option; one possible choice
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to pile up; to accumulate
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
moving about; stirring about
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint