(exp) to manipulate figures to one's advantage
(exp) to open an umbrella (or parasol)
to put up an umbrella
to hold an umbrella
(exp) to surmount a difficulty
to go across a mountain
(exp) to amass a fortune
(exp) to calculate
to divine
(exp) to resign
(exp) to pull out a thorn
(exp,v5s) to make an appearance
to show up
(exp) to disappear
(exp,v5s) to make an appearance
to show up
(exp) to be pregnant with a child
(exp) to die on the battlefield
(exp) to have a crowd of people
(exp) to prune a tree
(exp) to trim (prune) a tree
(exp) to mourn over the death of
(exp,v5k) (1) to pull (the puppet) strings
to direct things from behind the scenes
(2) to stretch out (and keep going)
to linger on
(exp) to braid string
(exp) to stretch a string
(exp,v5s) to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
(exp) to tear (up) paper
(exp) to compose a poem
(exp,v5k) to pull teeth out
to extract a tooth
(exp) to brush one's teeth
(exp) to go ahead
to proceed
to carry on
(exp) to revel in trouble and discord
(exp,v5g) to play for time
to use delaying tactics
(exp) to mark the passage of time
to let (feel) time pass
(exp,v5r) to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.)
to mark the dawn
to proclaim the dawn
(exp) to wait for a favorable chance
to wait for a favourable chance