kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
upper half of the body; upper body
several times (as large, over)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
regulation; adjustment; control
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
complete recovery of health
maintenance; preservation; improvement
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
decisive battle of brief duration
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
function; facility; faculty; feature
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay