to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
while surprised; suddenly
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
restraint; restriction; control; check
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
at once; immediately; right now
semi-transparent; translucent
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
with all one's strength; with all one's might
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
material; substance; matter
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty