to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to stiffen; to become stiff
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
public telephone; pay phone
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
pistil (of a flower); stamen