adoration; admiration; devotion
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
as expected; as predicted
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
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 decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
loud sound; loud reverberation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
acceleration; speeding up
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)