to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
invitation; introduction; temptation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to thrust away; to send flying
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
recognition; acquaintance
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
and so; therefore; for that reason
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing