the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
beginning; outset; first; onset
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take a breath; to take a short rest
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to run up to; to rush over
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
rampancy; prevalence; domination
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to trample; to crush underfoot
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
violent explosion; bursting
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)