imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to mix; to stir; to blend
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
to attack; to assault; to assail
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
metre; meter; meter; gauge
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
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
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive