counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
intercept; interception; counter-attack
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to watch for an unguarded moment
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
true state; actual condition; reality
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
random; unintentional; unintended
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
big snake; (large) serpent
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus