bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to be transparent; to show through
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to stop (plug) one's ears
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to fall flat; to fall face down
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
dawn; daybreak; beginning