vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
the very best; excellent; superb
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
twice; again; second time
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
like this; in this way; as you see
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
admiration; wonder; astonishment
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside