futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to pierce through; to break through
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)