scene; sight; scenario; setting
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
fluttering (flag, etc.); flapping; waving
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
considerably; fairly; quite