illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
quotation; citation; reference
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
three; three years of age
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)