to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
ionization; ionisation; electrolytic dissociation
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(someone else's) daughter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
above; going steadily upward
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
doing whatever one pleases
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)