to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
number one; first; best; most; game; round
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
(distinction of) sex; gender
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
same family (race, tribe)
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)