channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
wizardry; secret of immortality
will not do; do not; does not
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to step forward; to take a step forward
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
front; frontage; facade; main
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
design; idea; conception; plan
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light