Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bearing; heading; point of the compass
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
body; physique; build; stature
length (of an animal); body length
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
giant arm; huge arm; oversized arm
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
interruption; suspension; break
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
belief; faith; conviction
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter