rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
just above; right overhead
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
even if; even though; however; no matter how
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
scattered; separated; dispersed
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
outline; summary; argument
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
derailment; digression; deviation
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha