permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
while; even though; despite
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)