small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
daily necessities; everyday item
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to project; to stick out; to stand out
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to begin shooting; to shoot out
feather; plume; plumage; down
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
useless; vain; aimless; idle
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
lifesaver; person who saved one's life