to knock down; to knock off
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
national costume; (in) native dress
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
five (long cylindrical things)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
overall victory; championship
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
anyone; any person; whoever
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor