pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
all you have to do is; just; that's all
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
irritation; annoyance; frustration
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to look around; to look towards (us)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
several minutes; a few minutes
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(how) many times; (how) often
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)