raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
second arrow; second move; second step
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
should; must; -able; probably; likely
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(social) position; status
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
going straight on; going straight ahead
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
end of life; death; annihilation
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to push aside; to push one's way through
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear