opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
instant; moment; for an instant
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
feng (male Chinese firebird)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
surroundings; environs; circumference
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation