force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to thrust before; to thrust at
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
fifth day of the month; five days
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
every year; yearly; annually
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
time; season; period; phase; stage
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
gesture; gesticulation; motion
fall; drop; descent; coming down
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat