to collapse into; to flop onto
maintenance; preservation; improvement
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to shave off; to scrape off
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
duty; function; office; mission; task
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
destruction; annihilation; extermination
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.