pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
violent explosion; bursting
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
drama; play; powerful drug
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
to burst open; to pop; to split
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
falling over; toppling sideways
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
firm; strong; solid; stable
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm