to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
great joy; delight; jubilation
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
writing; composition; essay; sentence
most part; greater part; majority
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to put into effect; to put into practice
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
very popular; highly favoured
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
complete lie; outright lie
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
curious; strange; unusual
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to wash away; to rinse off
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
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
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife