for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
the way one works; one's working manner
instant; moment; for an instant
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
every person; each one; everybody
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
such; like that; that sort of
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to show up; to appear; to turn up