to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to find out; to discover; to locate
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste