(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
have to do; must; should; ought to
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
magical power; mystical force
power; might; authority; influence
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
interference; intervention; meddling
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to face on; to look out on to
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
defeat; loss; reverse; setback