to squeeze out; to wring out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to thrust away; to send flying
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
each place; various places
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear