to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
guardian; protector; patron; parent
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
tall figure; high stature
to distribute; to hand out
to play a leading role; to play a central part
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
searching for someone; search for a missing person
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
favorite; favourite; habitually used
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
box cutter; utility knife
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
sense of duty (obligation)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
innocence; being not guilty
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
starting point; point of departure
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity