sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
power; might; authority; influence
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nice; good; well-executed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
serious; not joking; straight
arm; skill; efforts; ability
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to