metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
outward appearance; looks
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run about; to rush about
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
opposite side; opposition
high voltage; high pressure
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to dance; to perform dance steps
to lose sight of; to miss
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
technique; art; skill; move
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
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)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears