northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
soy; soybean; soya bean; soy sauce
neckband (usu. ornamental); lanyard
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
concentration; density; cardinality
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
floor below; floor downstairs
the four beginnings (in Mencius's belief in humanity's innate goodness); the four sprouts
importance; emphasis; stress
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
young person; youth; young
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
nuta; side dish (often fish salad) dressed with vinegared miso
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to abandon; to leave behind
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
shellfish; seashell; shell
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
what's what; heads or tails