to be silent; to say nothing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
warp (on the page or cover of a book, making it splay open)
to watch intently; to stare
sincere; earnest; serious
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
correction; rectification; mending; repair
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves
to be worried; to be troubled
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal