status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
school of fish; shoal of fish
group; bunch; crowd; group
to knock down; to knock off
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
at a young age; while still young
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
a long time ago; in those days
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)