mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
wounded person; injured person
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
drama; play; powerful drug
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
interest; (investment) yield; profits
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
to move around; to move about; to get around
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted