to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to shed light; to cast light
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
all present; all concerned; all of us
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)