threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
admiration; wonder; astonishment
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
news; word; tidings; omen
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
participation; joining; entry; adherence
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
thought; consideration; thinking
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to bring back; to restore
senior; elder; person older than oneself
youth; minor; young people