to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
than; from; out of; except; but; more
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
globular shape; spherical shape
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement