near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fly around; to scatter
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building