to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become pale; to turn pale
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
young CEO; young company president
spell; curse; incantation
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to fly around; to scatter
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
right beside; close to; nearby
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to lean against; to set against
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to shake one's head (in denial)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
to squeeze out; to wring out
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash