defense; defence; safeguard; protection
macromolecule; high polymer
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
technique; art; skill; move
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
secret; private; surreptitious
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
sphere; circle; range; category
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation