nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
workforce reduction; personnel cut
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
any of; either of; (to) any
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
never ceasing; never ending
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to jump upon (a moving object)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
old friend; familiar face
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)