indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
systematic; organized; organizational
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
supreme; greatest; highest; best
dancing or jumping for joy
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)