pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
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 step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
chance (of success); odds
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
with a crack; with a smash
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
river; stream; River; the ... river
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
in proportion to; just as much as
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
almost; roughly; approximately
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)