unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
district; section; sector
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
witnessing; observing; sighting
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pale; pallid; bluish-white
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
release; emission; ejection
air hole; windhole; ventilator
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness