iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
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
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to fly around; to scatter
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
extermination; annihilation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
development; exploitation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
very loud volume; megavolume
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
battle formation; disposition of troops
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)