to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
quantity or volume of water
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
waterfall; cataract; cascade
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
very busy (person or thing)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
time; season; period; phase; stage
to turn towards; to point
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
muddy water; red-light district
verbal message; word (from someone)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who