fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
place; situation; position; location
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to fall on one's backside
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
muddy water; red-light district
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
double; twice (as much); twofold
tall figure; high stature
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age