to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
light (e.g. colour, color)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to shake; to sway; to waver
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest