to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled; to get caught (in) ; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to be a factor (in); to have an influence ; to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with); to pester; to hassle
to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees
set (of things); combo ; setting up; preparing; arranging; placing; positioning; configuring; setting (e.g. an alarm) ; setting (hair) ; set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.) ; set (in a play, film, etc.); movie set ; (television or radio) receiver
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational
to collapse; to crumble ; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy ; to break down; to be thrown into disarray ; to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline ; to break money into small change ; to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) ; to scatter; to be dispersed ; to disappear; to dissolve; to break up ; to spread; to run; to blur ; to die a noble death
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from ... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that ...; trying to ...
to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for ; to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience ; to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with ; to interfere with; to meddle in ; to tease ; to banish; to prohibit
if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow
size ; large and small (sizes); various sizes ; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords) ; large and small drums ; long months and short months ; sic bo (Macao dice game); tai sai; dai siu; big and small
to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading; eminent; top ; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); unique (to) ; school (e.g. of flower arrangement) ; one flag; one banner; one streamer
to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife
to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral ; to corner; to force someone into doing ; to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge ; to run on (e.g. lines in printing) ; to have two strikes
to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.) ; to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain ; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck) ; to defeat easily; to beat ; to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated ; to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.) ; to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
to pull out; to take out; to draw out ; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to bring (e.g. someone to the negotiating table); to drag ; to withdraw (money); to draw ; to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavour, etc.); to extract (information, the truth, etc.); to get (e.g. an answer out of someone); to obtain (e.g. a result); to elicit; to draw (a conclusion); to derive (e.g. pleasure) ; to get (money) out of someone; to coax out of someone; to get someone to pay; to make someone produce (funds)