behind; in the rear; in back
observation; survey; watching
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
plural; multiple; several
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
explanation; interpretation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
time; season; period; phase; stage
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of