gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to need; to demand; to take; to require
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
terrain; geographical features; topography
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to mow; to reap; to harvest