to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
long time; long interval; for quite some time
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
remote control; remote operation
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
continuation; succession; series
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to be needed; to be wanted
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
attenuation; damping; decay
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray