to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
authority; power; function
to happen to have on hand or in stock
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
questions and answers; dialogue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
contract; compact; agreement
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
destruction; annihilation; extermination
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
power; might; authority; influence
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances