degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
equine matters; horse-related matters
in good health; alive and well; going strong
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
all over; all over the place; everywhere
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
extensive; vast range; wide scope
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
that is to say; so that means
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to cover fully; to wrap around