body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
with a thud (of something heavy)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
acceleration; speeding up
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused