impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
fortress; stronghold; citadel
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to some extent; to a certain extent
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
admiration; being impressed (by)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
extremely; terrifically; super
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to hit hard; to strike hard
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now