fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
foundation stone; cornerstone
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to run through; to run past
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
charred; burnt black; scorched black
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
messenger; envoy; emissary
to hang one's head; to droop one's head