to gain fame; to make one's name
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
schedule; program; calendar
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
random; unintentional; unintended
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money