to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to serve; to work for; to attend
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)