to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
retention; maintenance; preservation
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to force one's way through
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
front; frontage; facade; main
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)