big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
rectifying tower; rectifying column
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
single word; a few words; brief comment
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
five (long cylindrical things)
canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth
rubber shoes; rubber boots; wellingtons
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)