support; backing; aid; assistance
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
older brother; elder brother
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
favorite sword; cherished sword
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
loved one; lover; sweetheart
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
to push back; to press back; to force back
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
opposite bank; farther shore
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively