to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
complete; whole; perfect; safe
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
calm; composed; cool; quiet
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
particular; hard to please; fussy
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
action of making something; -ification
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to surge; to well up; to gush out
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily