two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
hair (on the head); (a) hair
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
maid; helper; help; assistance
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered