to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
blood vessel; blood relationship
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
suddenly; all of a sudden
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
surroundings; environs; circumference
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me