nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
God's name; Christ's name
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond