maintenance; preservation; improvement
image; figure; figure; form; image
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
right under; directly below; right beneath
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
eternity; infinitude; immortality
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
six (long cylindrical things)
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering