recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to let out a cry; to break forth
by myself; in person; by oneself
while; even though; despite
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to understand; to make out
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
just; fair; proper; reasonable
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...