precious stone; jewel; gem
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
individual differences; personal equation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
reason; logic; method; system; order
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
living thing; organism; creature; biology
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
natural; reasonable; understandable
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)