force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
simmering; (boiling) gently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)