chief; main; principal; important
calamity; disaster; misfortune
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
that is to say; so that means
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
criticism; critique; review; commentary
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be able to manage somehow or another
root; joint; base; crotch
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
than; other than; except; but
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
forevermore; for eternity