destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
possible; likely; probable
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
reality; actuality; hard fact
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
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.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
round shape; circle; circular form
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
arm; skill; efforts; ability
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
parts; accessories; components
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to