tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
medical care; medical treatment
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
study; learning; tutorial
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
horsehair; horse hair; hair from mane and tail used for brushes and string instrument bows
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to knead well; to polish; to refine
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)