key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
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)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to rip out (and take); to tear out
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become pale; to turn pale
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
complete change; about-face
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
unidentifiable; unidentified
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
unrecognized; unrecognizable
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be filled to bursting; to burst
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile