to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
urge; demand; importunity
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lower half of the body; nether parts
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
conifer; needle-leaved tree
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
in good health; alive and well; going strong
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
predation; eating prey; preying upon
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
series of battles; successive battles
simple; simplified; easy; plain
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
you could say; you might say; verging on the
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to use and then throw away
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment