explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
metallic sound; metallic clank
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
importance; emphasis; stress
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
looking away; looking aside
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in proportion to; just as much as
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
go on!; right!; here goes!
split; division; break up
to cover fully; to wrap around
all times and places; all ages and countries
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
way; method; means; resource; course
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
confusion; mixing; merger