middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
good feeling; feeling good
vice; immorality; corruption
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
all you want; as much as one wants
reason; cause; history; origin
pressure; oppression; suppression
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
declaration of war; proclamation of war
recovery; undoing; recall
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
to become pale; to turn pale
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to pierce through; to break through
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
predation; eating prey; preying upon
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)