moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to sink (into); to get depressed
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(in) the air; midair; sky
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine