anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to throw into; to dump in together
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
library (usu. single-room); small library
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
falling over; toppling sideways
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to take command; to give direction
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to discuss; to talk together
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre