suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
battle formation; military formation
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
dispersing; breaking up; running away
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
way; method; means; resource; course
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
newcomer; initiate; rookie
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
poor or lowly masterless samurai
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
all you can drink; bottomless cup