to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
breaking off an engagement
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to break the silence; to break one's silence
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to tear up and throw away
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); female defloration
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
sabotage; subversive activities
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
desperation; self-abandonment
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
running the whole distance
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
crushing evil; destroying heresy
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
environmental destruction
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
to rip out (and take); to tear out
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
water breaking (during pregnancy)
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
depraved monk; sinful priest
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
Ishiba faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Suigetsukai
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
medium damage; modest damage; some damage
complete destruction; demolition
trustee or administrator in bankruptcy
safecracking; safecracker
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk (all the way) across; to traverse (on foot); to travel through
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
unconventional; unusual; outside-the-box
self-destruction; self-sabotage
crushing evil and spreading the truth
heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running)
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
shoot-down order (e.g. for ballistic missile)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
bankrupt person; insolvent person
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to break the record; to break a record
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
controlled demolition of buildings, etc. using explosives; explosive demolition
breaking out of prison; jailbreak
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
breaking a lock; picking a lock
myocardial rupture; cardiac rupture; heart rupture; cardiorrhexis; cardioclasis
adjudication of bankruptcy
to bust down a door; to break a door open
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
breaking through a checkpoint (Edo period); sneaking past a barrier
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
strikebreaker; scab; strikebreaking
tumbledown or dilapidated house
Clostridium tetani (tetanus bacillus)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
broken mirror; marital separation; divorce; partially eclipsed moon
mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction; MAD
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
nondestructive testing; NDT; nondestructive inspection
out of tune; (poetic) broken meter
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
economic collapse; financial failure; bankruptcy
iconoclasm; image breaking
driving characteristics; road handling ability
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession
resounding voice; thunderous voice
uterine rupture; hysterorrhexis; metrorrhexis
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
Subversive Activities Prevention Act
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to break the Buddhist commandments
fatigue fracture; fatigue failure
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
infamous crime or offense (offence)
(ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil; toy bow and arrow
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
Subversive Activities Prevention Act
karahafu; bow-shaped eaves of a gabled roof; undulating gable; cusped gable
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to argue down; to confute
broken umbrella; torn umbrella; shredded umbrella plant (Syneilesis palmata)
to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
rate of destruction; destruction ratio
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
Saiha; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
escaping from an island exile
overcoming a difficulty; breaking through a barrier; clearing a hurdle
a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; (lit.) a broken mirror will never shine again
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
ruptured eye; globe rupture
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
personal bankruptcy caused by excessive card-loan borrowing
breaking into a hearty laugh
fragile item; broken article
fracture surface; fracture
shabby clothes and an old hat
Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)
subversive; subversive element
bottle breakage; broken bottle
skeleton shrimp (Caprella mutica); spectre shrimp; specter shrimp
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
establishing and refuting (a doctrine)
to argue down; to confute
(girl's arrival at) puberty
myocardial rupture; cardiac rupture; heart rupture; cardiorrhexis
opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fragile item; broken article
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits who came to Japan in the 16th century; Christianity; Christian
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
spy (working under a samurai in the Warring States period); thief; lie; liar
spy (working under a samurai in the Warring States period); thief; lie; liar
bottle breakage; broken bottle
bottle breakage; broken bottle
defeating one's opponents one by one; piecemeal defeat; dealing with tasks or opponents individually
hebephrenia; disorganized schizophrenia (disorganised)
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
to get torn; to wear out; to be frustrated; to break
crushable; breakable; friability
breaking down antiquated notions; abandoning old-time ways; correcting long-standing abuses
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile
guillotine break (coolant loss in a nuclear power plant); guillotine rupture
voiceless retroflex plosive
voiceless retroflex plosive
bargeboard; vergeboard; gableboard
hydraulic fracturing; fracking
hydrofracturing; hydraulic fracturing; fracking; fraccing
it's hard to discipline one's mind; (lit.) defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard
unreleased stop; applosive
breakthrough (of a contaminant through a respirator cartridge, etc.)
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
voiced bilabial plosive; voiced bilabial stop
subversive activities; sabotage
person with a defective character
person with a defective character
unruptured cerebral aneurysm
ruptured internal organs; visceral rupture; rupture of an internal organ
glottal stop; glottal plosive