to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
robust health; able-bodied