to squash; to crush; to flatten
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
several minutes; a few minutes
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
time around sunset; early evening
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover