cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
naked eye; the physical eye
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
timewise; temporal; chronal
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to close (one's eyes); to shut
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
everything; anything; nothing
to blow out; to spout out
to put one's hand on; to touch
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
outside of; not covered by
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter