to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to push away; to push aside; to shove
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
pressure; oppression; suppression
space (room, area, outer space)
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to lean against; to set against
group; bunch; crowd; group
instability; insecurity; crankiness
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
transcendence; excellence; superiority
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
physical condition; state of health
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary