to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
at first; in the beginning; originally
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be silent; to say nothing
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to jar; to creak; to grate
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap