reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
almost (did); nearly (did)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
calculated; premeditated; considered
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
sewing; needlework; embroidery
acupuncture and moxibustion
(set of) facial features; looks
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
yoke; constraints; oppression
they; those guys; those fellows
to check; to stop; to keep back
to anticipate; to foresee
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
threat; intimidation; menace
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
double helix (structure of DNA)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
how; in what way; how about; questionable
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)