waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
most of all; extremely; supremely
easy to read; legible; clear
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
direct connection; direct link
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
personal affair; one's own affair
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
(not) so much; (not) that much
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
verbal promise; one's word
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness