fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
all; entire; whole; altogether
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
instant; moment; for an instant
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
top of the head; crown of the head
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend