to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
concentrated fire; intense criticism
suddenly; all of a sudden
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
outward appearance; looks
difference; disparity; gap
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to fight against; to oppose; to face
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to take (be in) charge of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua