muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
special quality, class or grade
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in succession; one by one
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier