monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
disgrace; humiliation; insult
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
to order; to command; to appoint
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
profanation; defiling something precious
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
internal organs; intestines; viscera
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
charcoal; charred remains
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
talk; recital; narration; topic
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
mental derangement; madness; insanity
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
work; business; company; study