lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
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)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
small part (of the whole)
chief; main; principal; important
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be helpful; to be useful
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to collect; to assemble; to gather
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
maid; helper; help; assistance
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
letter by letter; character by character
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to become empty; to be emptied
directions; instructions; orders; command
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool