background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
battle formation; military formation
to pass (of time); to elapse
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
silence (not speaking); muteness
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
how; in what way; how about
dealing with; coping with
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
three; three years of age
to face; to go towards; to head towards
going straight on; going straight ahead
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
place; situation; position; location
immediately; right away; on the spot
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)