to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
spot; point; place; position
calm; composed; leisurely
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to make sense; to be meaningful
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise