sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
erudition; extensive learning
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
thus; in this way; like this
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure