carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
height of summer; hottest part of summer
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to relax; to feel at home
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
thicket; coppice; brushwood
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
evening; early night hours
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
prompt; immediate; in real time
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
outward; superficial; external; apparent