to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
cushion; pillow; mattress
four corners; four ordinal directions
to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
staff with plaited paper streamers
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
bamboo divination stick (used in I Ching divination)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
dark clouds; black clouds
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
tool; implement; means; furniture
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
shellfish; seashell; shell
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
sick person; patient; invalid
one's figure during sleep
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
condition; state (of health); appearance
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)