to be squashed by; to be pinned under
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
the front; honest; upright; decent
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
respectable; ordinary; normal
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
restoration; repair; mending
chief; main; principal; major
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
upward adjustment; upward revision
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to take away; to carry off