thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
place; situation; position; location
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
bedside; near one's pillow
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
immediately; right away; on the spot
estimation; criticism; comment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
sanity; consciousness; soberness
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)