to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
mass; quality and quantity
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
incompetent; have no merit
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
the entire force (of soldiers)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to crawl out of; to creep out of
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
staying in the air; remaining airborne
literally; to the letter; literal
separate; respective; different
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)