to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
several hundred; hundreds (of)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
war situation; progress of a battle
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
transcendence; transcendency
to boil strongly; to be excited
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to make merry; to be festive
defense; defence; protection
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
mass; quality and quantity
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make sense; to be meaningful
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant