to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to breathe out; to exhale
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
build; physique; frame; constitution
(brute) force; using all one's might
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
classical form of martial art
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
about here; in this neighborhood
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
half the body; half length
boasting of one's strength
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to kill; to beat to death
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
essence; true nature; substance; reality