pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
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)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
a little bit; a little while
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
such; this sort of; like this
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
funeral; burial; condolence
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to go out and away; to leave
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rise; to erect; to get up
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
box for holding letters; letter case (carried by a messenger)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen