to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
burying some of a person's ashes in separate places; part of a person's ashes
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
running time (of a movie)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
donor; contributor; provider
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
number of times; frequency; count
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
passing through without stopping; passing by
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
approximation; having a close resemblance
to be dead; to be lifeless
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying