to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
silence; stillness; quietness
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
how much; how many; to what extent
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to step forward; to take a step forward
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
complete recovery of health
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera); southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)