centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to bury; to embed; to implant
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
end of a match; end of a game
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
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)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)