hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
precipice; cliff; flat head
right beside; close to; nearby
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
thunderous roar; roaring sound
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
one's own child; one's own children
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
Wii (Nintendo video games console)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
first meeting; first interview with
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)