downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
blow; shock; strike; batting
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
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
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
called; known as; that; to say
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
denting; buckling; giving (in); bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
victim; injured party; sufferer
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about