to flare up; to burst into flames
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
button (clothing); push-button
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
safety division; security division; public peace department
to listen to in an ecstasy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to make merry; to be festive
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to chase; to run after; to pursue
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
factory; plant; mill; workshop
dilapidated house; deserted house
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
each nation; many nations; many countries