character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
large quantity; large amount
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
(in) the air; midair; sky
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
ten (long cylindrical things)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
inside; interior; inner part
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide