to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
not caring; not giving a damn
virtue; charm; merit; good point
older brother; elder brother
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
highest grade; superlative degree
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
natural disaster; cataclysm
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to make sense; to be meaningful
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
at first; in the beginning; originally
to make (a person) pay for (something)