shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to take; to catch; to capture
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
stealthy steps; soft steps
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to pick up; to find; to gather
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be surprised; to be astonished
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
leather-soled sandals (geta)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to approach; to draw near