musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
powerless; helpless; incompetent
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
advance; moving forward; progress
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
man; male; masculine gender
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
shopping; purchased goods
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
prejudice; bias; distorted view
indeed; really; truly; very much
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to spend time (on doing something)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit