to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
shellfish; seashell; shell
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
like this; this sort; this way
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
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)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
people; men and women; each person; everybody
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
dozens; scores of; decades
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
step; stride; counter for steps
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
that is to say; so that means
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend