head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
in perfect form; going swimmingly
hidden room; secret chamber
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
succeeding; following; trailing; next
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
a foolish child is more precious
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to get between; to be caught in
timewise; temporal; chronal
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill