disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
way of solving (a problem); solution
to teach; to take a teaching job
to find out; to discover; to locate
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to overflow from something full
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
embodiment; realization; materialization
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
firm; strong; solid; stable
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction