to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
arrangement of stones in a garden
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
kanji (as opposed to kana)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
globular shape; spherical shape
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
carving; engraving; sculpture
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to die; to lay down life's burden
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)