structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
numerator; molecule; member; element
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
counter for wheels and flowers
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
blink of an eye; instant; moment
above; going steadily upward
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care