halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
one thin flat object; one sheet
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
opposite side; opposition
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
the person in question; the person themselves; said person