exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to burst (open); to break; to split
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
beyond that point; after that
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
main road; main thoroughfare
group; bunch; crowd; group
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
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
weight; heavyweight boxer
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)