to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
long ago; already; a long time ago
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
banquet or reception hall
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
tool; implement; means; furniture
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons