closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
eye measurement; measure with eye
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
derivation; development; offshoot
round shape; circle; circular form
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader