to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to stop walking; to pause
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
at first; in the beginning; originally
scenery; scene; landscape
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)