to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
at that time; in those days
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to become pale; to turn pale
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
now that; since; so long as; because
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist