to cut down; to chop down; to fell
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
passenger; rider; good rider
to detain; to check; to restrain
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
in succession; one after another
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
true character; true heart; true spirit
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
otherwise; or else; if not
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to become accustomed to people