authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
supreme; sublime; highest
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)