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Adjective - yoi/ii class

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

to kick over; to kick down

to slap down; to knock down; to floor

tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

to push down; to knock down

to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore

showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive

domino toppling

overwhelming majority

tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

to begrudge doing; to find bothersome

self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness

to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

Colloquial

very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying

to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily

falling down one after another (like dominoes)

Orig. meaning

toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)

to knock down

being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked

game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter

(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself

to begrudge doing; to find bothersome

bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food

to default on one's debt