to play a leading role;  to play a central part
 crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.);  sparking;  sputtering;  to fight;  to argue
 feeling;  sensation;  mood;  sensation of doing
 darkness;  the dark;  bewilderment;  despair;  hidden place;  secrecy
 electricity;  (electric) light
 handed-down order;  issued instruction;  word of command
 direction;  orientation;  suited to;  suitable for;  tendency;  inclination
 mystery;  something inexplicable;  unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities);  10^64 (or 10^80)
 to burn;  to scorch;  to singe;  to char
 to flip;  to snap;  to repel;  to use (an abacus);  to calculate;  to strum
 heaven and earth;  the universe;  top and bottom;  gods of heaven and earth
 to turn aside adroitly;  to dodge
 composition;  construction;  formation;  makeup;  structure;  organization
 token (effort);  something done for form's sake
 failure;  collapse;  breakdown;  break-up;  bankruptcy
 retreat;  falling back;  recession;  waning;  backspace (key)
 to slip through;  to make one's way through quickly
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that
 to crawl;  to creep;  to slither;  to wriggle;  to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.);  to spread
 small amount;  jot;  nothing much;  (to a) slight degree;  wee bit
 little finger;  pinky;  little toe
 nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail);  claw;  plectrum;  pick;  hook;  clasp
 to get damaged;  to get chipped;  to be wounded;  to get injured;  to get hurt (reputation)
 to take along;  to hold in the hand;  to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
 short sword;  knife;  dagger;  dirk;  tantō
 to take someone's life;  to kill someone
 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.);  graduate school;  postgraduate school;  institution (often medical);  institutional building;  sub-temple;  minor temple building
 occasionally;  once in a while;  now and then;  rarely;  seldom
 record;  minutes;  record (e.g. in sports);  results;  to record;  to document
 to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.);  to braid
 battle formation;  camp;  encampment;  group;  gang;  war
 to trample down;  to tread on;  to ignore;  to spurn
 lion;  left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
 reason;  logic;  sense;  truth;  right