simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
right side; right-hand side
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
left side; left-hand side
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
height (of body); stature
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up