to build; to construct; to erect ; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level ; to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky ; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease ; to break (a bill); to change; to make change ; to write in cursive style; to write in running style ; to break into a smile; to let off a smile ; to lower (a price)
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer ; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow) ; failing to win a single hand during a half-game
thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across ; to get over (e.g. hardship) ; to pass time (e.g. a winter) ; to surpass; to be better than; to exceed ; to move house ; to go; to come
terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days ; 12-year Chinese zodiac
to carry; to transport; to move; to convey ; to come; to go ; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move ; to carry out; to proceed with; to arrange ; to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
flapping; rattling; fluttering ; (running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around); floundering; flailing ; (falling) one after another; in quick succession ; busily; hurriedly; in a fluster; in a rush; rushing around; bustling about; scurrying ; quickly; briskly; with dispatch ; motorcycle; three-wheeler truck
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) ; to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) ; to conduct a religious service
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely ; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly ; on no account; by no means ; in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather ; by no means; not readily ; middle; half-way point ; excellent; wonderful; very good