custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
snake; serpent; large snake
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
still; even now; to this day
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
those (near the second person)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
general; popular; common; typical