needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
long ago; a long time ago; already
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
(brute) force; using all one's might
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
twice; again; second time
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sword; blade; single stroke
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
snake; serpent; large snake
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance