bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
upper half of the body; upper body
to accept; to receive; to agree
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to look away; to turn away
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words