dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to temper thoroughly; to train well
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to flare up; to burst into flames
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
immediately; right away; on the spot
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to strangle; to constrict
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it