on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
notes; comment; remark; annotation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
groundwater; underground water
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
company president; manager; director
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy