to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
unconditionally; as a rule
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
here and there; in places
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
both; both sides; both parties
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)