emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
ultimate; final; last; eventual
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
omen; sign; notice; indication
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
weakening; emaciation; decline
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
opposition (in phyllotaxis); opposite arrangement; opposing pairs (of leaves)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
starvation; famine; hunger
regarding highly; attaching importance to
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman