polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to keep a watchful eye on
gem; jewel; precious stone
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to cover fully; to wrap around
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
witnessing; observing; sighting
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt