dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
carnivore; carnivorous animal
a few seconds; several seconds
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to approach; to draw near
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over