clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
at first; in the beginning; originally
the other day; a few days ago
occurrence; happening; incident; event
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to be silent; to say nothing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
public announcement; official notice; edict
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
sympathy; compassion; pity
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)