letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
by itself; automatically; naturally
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)