to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
source of river; fountainhead
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to get late; to advance; to wear on
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)