degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
upper half of the body; upper body
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
optimist; easy-going person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to dye; to colour; to color