snake; serpent; large snake
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
very much; exceedingly; extremely
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
switchback (railway); zig zag
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
advance; moving forward; progress
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
inside; interior; inner part
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept