conflict; complication; troubles; discord
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
dark clouds; black clouds
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
failure; mistake; blunder
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
instability; insecurity; crankiness
here and there; in places
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt