valuation basis; appraisal standard
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
on the other hand; at the same time
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to hit hard; to strike hard
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
regret; repentance; remorse
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to show up; to appear; to turn up
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
scene; spectacle; sight; view
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)