dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
black lustre; black luster
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
one bow; one salute; one greeting
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
systematisation; systematization
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
each; (arch.) you (plural)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
iron rust; iron hydroxide
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory