overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
snake; serpent; large snake
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to put one's strength into
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
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 divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin