to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dull sound; muffled sound
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
in order; sequential; seriatim
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
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
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
this point; now; this late in the game
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
white horse; unrefined sake
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
back street; back alley; off-street
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese