meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
carrying (child) under arm
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy