futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
four (long cylindrical things)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
scene; spectacle; sight; view
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
instant; moment; for an instant
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
standing in a group; standing up in unison
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to hold tightly; to hold firmly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left