creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
preface; introduction; preamble
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
drama; play; Chinese opera
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)