cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to lose one's footing; to slip
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shed light; to cast light
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!