gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
a cut above; one step above
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
10,000,000,000; ten billion
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe