to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
close-cropped hair; shaven head
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to be hot on a person's heels
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
handrail; railing; banister
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
establishment (of a business); founding
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
acrobatics; risky undertaking
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that