for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(right at the) side; just beside
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to apply pressure to; to press
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
river; stream; River; the ... river
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to stay (at); to stop (at)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cover fully; to wrap around
falling asleep at the wheel
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
safety; welfare; well-being