to push; to thrust; to shove ; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on ; to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal) ; to affix (e.g. gold leaf) ; to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone) ; to overwhelm; to overpower; to put (someone) under pressure; to be superior to ; to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.); to proceed; to stick to ; to do ... in spite of ...; to defy; to brave; to push aside ; to make sure ; to fall behind schedule
number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece
to draw back; to sink; to cave in ; to be set back (e.g. from a road) ; to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock
to succeed; to relieve; to replace ; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone) ; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch
to avoid (physical contact with) ; to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities) ; to ward off; to avert ; to put aside; to move out of the way
indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as
to cut off and throw away ; to abandon; to disregard; to discard; to throw to the wolves ; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to omit; to ignore; to round down ; to cut (someone) down; to slay
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
to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady ; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part) ; to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest ; to grasp (a point); to comprehend ; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
water (esp. cool or cold) ; fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid ; flood; floodwaters ; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
to shake off; to shake free from ; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing ; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away ; to reject (request); to ignore
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)