to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
to tower over the surroundings
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
right under; directly below; right beneath
to pile up; to accumulate
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to mind; to care; to worry
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
six (long cylindrical things)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to blaze; to burn brightly
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against