to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to become muddy; to become slushy
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to shed light; to cast light
apron (waist-down); waist apron
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
wound (suffered in a fight)
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
to arrive; to come to pass
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
make; workmanship; preparation
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer