to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
complete change; about-face
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
two classes; double; two sets
to shout (in anger); to yell
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to make a speech; to address
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up