writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
battlefield; battleground
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
last night; yesterday evening
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
self-protection; self-defence
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
sobering up; method of sobering up
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
charcoal; charred remains
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to take off one's glasses
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)