a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to flare up; to burst into flames
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)