one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
step; stride; counter for steps
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to take flight; to disappear
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
parents and siblings; one's relatives
gap; hole; confiscation of property (Edo period)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling