explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
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 kill; to defeat; to beat
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 run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
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 refuse to do; to be unable 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; (arch.) (moving) slowly
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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 move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
instant; moment; for an instant
for a while; for some time; for a period
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to send or direct a person to
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle