practical question (problem); practical matter
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
handrail; railing; banister
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
theatre; theater; playhouse
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
opposite side; other side; other party
light; faint; pale; fleeting
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to throw at; to turn; to raise
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to correct oneself; to restate
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
whispering into a person's ear
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)