decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
counter for wheels and flowers
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
electricity; (electric) light
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
room; chamber; monk in charge of business in the monks' quarters; bedroom (of a married couple); locule (in a plant ovary); atria and ventricles
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just