equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be worried; to be troubled
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
shooting up one after another
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
scattering (in all directions)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel