metre; meter; meter; gauge
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
titubation; shaking; swinging
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to mistake (A for B); to misread
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size