strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
being on the ropes; losing ground
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
split; division; break up
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
one of these days; someday; one day
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
winning ticket; lucky number
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
vague recollection; faint memory
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
in; on; at; during; in the condition of