ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
kanji "fire" radical at bottom
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
complete; whole; perfect; safe
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
lightly; easily; carelessly
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
haughty; arrogant; supercilious