column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
the reverse; other side; lining
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
several people; a few people
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
power; might; authority; influence
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
right angle; perpendicular
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
decrease; reduction; decline
former name for makushita division
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to surround; to crowd around