wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hostility; animosity; enmity
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
in a day; in a brief space of time
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
profound; deep; unfathomable
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction