to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
the front; honest; upright; decent
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
manner of using one's hands
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
chink in the armor (armour)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)