reinforcement; strengthening
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
riskiness; (level of) danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
incompetent; have no merit
rather; sooner; preferably
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair