errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
popular name; common name; given name
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
behind; in the rear; in back
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, 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 collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at