sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
battlefield; battleground
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
ancient times; prehistoric times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
courting; wooing; making advances
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
being under military occupation
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
place; position; location; position; standing; status
territory; autonomous region
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
founder; originator; pioneer
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
snake; serpent; large snake
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at that time; in those days