flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
battle formation; disposition of troops
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
perception; sensation; awareness
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to leap back; to jump back
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
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 backfire; to have a harmful result
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
sphere; counter for balls
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport