minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
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.)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to become locked; to lock
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit