inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
other side; opposite side; other party
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
sound of voice; vocal sound
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
vast; limitless; boundless
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
personality; character; individuality; personhood
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
another; different; separate; discrete
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
another dimension; different level; whole other level
creation; Creation (by God)
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
small insect; midge; vermicule
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)