stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
complete change; about-face
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(electric) potential difference
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body