lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
dull sound; muffled sound
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
feel (of a material); texture
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
putting into operation; invocation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because