direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
flood; freshet; inundation
clear solution; clean decision
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
personal; individual; private
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
superiority; predominance
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
story; tale; talk; discussion
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
number; number plate; license plate
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge