comma; decimal point; radix point
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
contest; comparison; competition
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to cover fully; to wrap around
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
end of life; death; breathing one's last
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to rain incessantly; to downpour
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
sea level; (surface of) sea
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
peak (of prosperity, popularity, etc.); height; prime
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned