to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
desperate measure; expedient of last resort
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
boy; son; baby boy; young man