number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
both; both sides; both parties
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
damp; moist (negative nuance)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
door; gate; opening; title page
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
living thing; living creature; animal; life
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
with a bang (clash, bump)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
recognition; acquaintance
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach