normalcy; normality; normal
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
due form; official; formality
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
colleagues; fellows; comrades
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
endurance; perseverance; patience
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dispersing; breaking up; running away
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
family tree; pedigree; genealogy