to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
useful thing; usable article
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
general idea; concept; notion
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt