action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
continuation; succession; series
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
short distance; short range; short-haul
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
most difficult; next to impossible
to cut corners; to be shoddy
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
rikka; formal style of ikebana
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
pale; pallid; bluish-white
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
distance in a straight line
reaching; attaining; arrival
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gentle; mild; meek; tender
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to practice magic; to practise magic
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth