in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
labor; labour; toil; hardship
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
acid; sourness; sour taste
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
one way or the other; either way
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
interior; inside; internal
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
leaving school during a term
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Buddhist lantern festival
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows