to be smeared; to be covered
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
roundabout road; curving road
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
first-aid; emergency (aid)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend