bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to roll up; to be rolled up
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
as if nothing had happened
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
unicellular organism; monad
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore