natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to feel; to sense; to experience
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
incident; affair; happening; event
sitting upright (properly)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
in the meanwhile; during the time
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on