power; might; authority; influence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
way; method; means; resource; course
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to be helpful; to be useful
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
light blue; pale blue; aqua
acceleration; speeding up
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
a few seconds; several seconds
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
base of the throat; bottom of the neck