on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
tag (children's game); tig
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to call each other; to call out to one another
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
because of; owing to; due to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to cry and shout; to scream
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter