to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
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
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
secret art; the mysteries
big frame; large figure; huge body
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent