response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
finish; end; completion; result
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
adds force or indicates command
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
forming into an organization; forming into an organisation; setting up a group
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to have a talk; to tell a story
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
perception; sensation; awareness
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
perfect; complete; flawless
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.