ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
inferiority; recessiveness; recessive
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
nature; property; disposition
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)