to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
battlefield; battleground
outbreak of war; starting a war
that; he; she; that person
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
meteor; shooting star; falling star
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to gain fame; to make one's name
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to rain incessantly; to downpour
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin