adds force or indicates command
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unnatural death; violent death
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
setting on fire; setting afire
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ingenuity; resourcefulness
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
such; like that; in that way
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)