to play a leading role; to play a central part
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
stone (used for throwing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
combat power; fighting strength
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
magical power; mystical force
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
violent explosion; bursting