saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
that's the way it is; such is life
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
Dragon King; promoted rook
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
future (usually near); prospects
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
sign; indication; omen; symptom
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that