having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to distract a person's attention
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
deep inside; innermost place
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to tower over the surroundings
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
shudder; shiver; agitation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre