counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to push back; to press back; to force back
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
physical strength; muscular strength
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
unknown; obscure; insignificant
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to call a person's attention (to)
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move