circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
confusion; mixing; merger
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
perception; sensation; awareness
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
going straight on; going straight ahead
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to attack; to assault; to assail
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)