to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
pitch dark; total darkness
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
sense of smell; olfaction
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
survival; survivor; relic
plural; multiple; several
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
reduction by half; halving
spine; backbone; spinal column
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to become pale; to turn pale
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
correction; rectification; mending; repair
moderate; proper; just right