to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
bloodsucking; sucking blood
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
woman; female; feminine gender