have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
indicate reason; infers some protest
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to unfold; to unroll; to open
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(arch.) hovering like mist or clouds; gentle; calm
coloured paper; colored paper
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
upper half of the body; upper body
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby