indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to face on; to look out on to
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to practice magic; to practise magic
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
this and that; various things
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
deceased; late; dead; departed