empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
frequency (of occurrence)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
source of information; intelligence source; message source
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
concealment; suppression; hiding
entry; approach; penetration
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to attack; to assault; to assail
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
unidentifiable; unidentified
to join together; to combine; to join up
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved