heart; guts; nerve; central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
ramification; branching off
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
choices; alternatives; options
offense and defense; offence and defence
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
pale; pallid; bluish-white
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
prefix for forming ordinal numbers