to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to kill by burning to death
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
finishing blow; coup de grâce
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to run through; to run past
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to run about; to rush about
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
true character; true heart; true spirit
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
gasoline engine; petrol engine
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation