equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
concussion (of the brain)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
pale; pallid; bluish-white
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to check; to stop; to keep back
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to awake from one's sleep
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)