handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
conviction; belief; confidence
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to ask; to enquire; to query
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
covering; protection; backing; relief
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to cease; to stop; to be over
soldier; combatant; warrior
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
of course; certainly; naturally
tail (animal); tail end; tip
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
outward; superficial; external; apparent
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze