empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to become possible; to become able to (do)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
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
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
waterfall; cataract; cascade
break in time; interruption; pause
to jar; to creak; to grate
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
intensive; concentrated; focused
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
the scruff or nape of the neck
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
overlooking; turning a blind eye
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)