traffic restrictions; traffic control
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to straighten up; to sit upright
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
concussion (of the brain)
quickly; calmly; intently
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
at once; immediately; right now
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
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
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation