dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
phantom; vision; illusion
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
looking pale; looking unwell
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
addition; annexation; appendage
emergency food; emergency rations
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
polite; respectful; reverent
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position