criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
pieces; scraps; disconnected
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be born; to come into the world
personality; character; individuality; personhood
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
so what!; who gives a damn?
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment