to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
personal; individual; private
dry riverbed; river beach
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
instability; insecurity; crankiness
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one