being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
at least; at most; (even) just
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
however; having said that; but
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
while; during; performed in this condition
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to arrive home; to return
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)