encouragement; incentive; stimulus
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
this, that and the other; this and that
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
barrier lagoon; coral-reef lagoon
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
running water; flowing water; stream
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
catercorner; diagonally opposite
small calibre; small caliber
two (long cylindrical things)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
the following week; the next week
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight