remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
failure; mistake; blunder
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to distract one's attention
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
sweeping sideways; mowing down
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state