ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
section; cross section; profile
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
decrease; reduction; decline
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
several hundred; hundreds (of)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
magic sword; cursed sword
(not) even with; (not) even using
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power