to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
military shoes; combat boots
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
four (long cylindrical things)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
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
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends