to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
weight; heavyweight boxer
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to understand from experience
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
front; frontage; facade; main
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to rise; to erect; to get up
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy