dealing with; coping with
since when; from when; how long
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
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)
title of honour; title of honor
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline