softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
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)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
phantom; vision; illusion
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
contract; compact; agreement
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
perception; sensing; noticing
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
picking; collecting; harvesting
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
place; situation; position; location
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive