oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to be boiled; to be cooked
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
divorce; dissolution of adoption
impossible; unlikely; improbable
road over a mountain pass
having said that; on the other hand
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
southern part; the south (of a region)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to hide; to conceal oneself
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat