delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to break a dam; to burst out
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to read (a person's) physiognomy
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
several times (as large, over)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
just now; right now; at this moment
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
fluttering (flag, etc.); flapping; waving
(arch.) to crumple; (arch.) to collapse; to press; to urge; to rush
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
family name; lineage; birth; clan
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to call out; to ask someone to come
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
right hand; sword hand; reins-holding hand; right side; one's right
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
young person; youth; young
loose; slack; gentle; easy; lenient; liberal
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately