to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)