shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
acceleration; speeding up
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
measurement error; calculation error
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
this (very thing); this precisely
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits