greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
battlefield; battleground
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
place; position; location; position; standing; status
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
beginning; clue; starting point
fall; drop; descent; coming down
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot