violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to look around; to survey
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
best regards; please take care of; please do
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
presumption; assumption; estimation
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
imagination; supposition; guess
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior