to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
right in the middle (of); midst; height
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to jump into; to rush into
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
life; living; I; me; student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to get between; to be caught in
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to intervene; to stop (something)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
height (of a person); stature
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold