with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to spout (of a whale); to blow (water and air from a blowhole); to squirt (female ejaculation)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
process; course; mechanism
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower