sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to wash away; to rinse off
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
treasure house; storage for valuable property
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down