cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
same; similar; (just) like; equal
without leaving any trace
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
action; operation; effect; function
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
absorption; suction; attraction
not necessarily so; is not always true
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to rock; to shake; to swing
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be worried; to be troubled
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
maximum permissible level or dosage
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
inside; interior; inner part
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view