cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
surface of the earth; ground surface
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
extensive knowledge; erudition
prudence; discretion; thought
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to become empty; to be emptied
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to care for someone; to look after someone
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
self control; self restraint
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)