progress; advance; improvement; development
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
father; dad; husband; you; he
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
explosive; blasting powder
preservation; retainment; keeping
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rest; break; recess; intermission
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
astronomical observation; stargazing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
look!; there!; here!; that is
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner