to peel off and fall; to flake away
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
devoted; self-sacrificing
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
common people; ordinary people; masses
master craftsman; skillful worker
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)