literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to do for (the sake of someone else)
this world; this life; world of the living
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
runaway horse; galloping horse
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
innumerable; countless; numberless
one after another; in rapid succession
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
perception; sensation; awareness
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
behind; in the rear; in back
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry