passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
succeeding; following; trailing; next
singularity; singular point
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
on one hand; on the other hand
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
acid; sourness; sour taste
ability; capability; skill
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
ring; band; ring; circum-