handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
taking the mound; pitching a game
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
gale; violent (strong) wind
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
bill (at a restaurant); check
rikka; formal style of ikebana
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
energy; military strength
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
act of mercy; helping another person
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
telephone call; telephone (device)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse