place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
everywhere; all over; throughout
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to be smeared; to be covered
control of the air; air supremacy
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
final; eventual; ultimate
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
marching orders; sailing orders
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
dozens; scores of; decades
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation