tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
stingy; cheap; very frugal
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
waist; girth; measurement around waist
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
youthful; young; young-looking
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
battle formation; military formation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
it's been a long time; long time no see
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
unprecedented; never seen before