to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
multiplication table; times table
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to come and go; to go back and forth
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole