lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
in the open; the open air
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes
running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes
hard fighting; close contest
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
perception; sensing; noticing
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
otherwise; or else; if not
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
drama; play; powerful drug
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be smeared; to be covered
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
as if; the very thing itself