to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
all present; all concerned; all of us
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to run through; to run past
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray