explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to pierce through; to break through
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
commander; commanding officer; CO
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
an inch ahead; the immediate future
decrease; reduction; decline
water vapour; water vapor; steam
attenuation; damping; decay
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
reduction by half; halving
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
otherwise; if not; or else
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
many; a lot; much; multitude
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
overconfident; presumptuous
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury