nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
perception; sensing; noticing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
possession; occupation; occupancy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
acceleration; speeding up
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
outside of; not covered by
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to call in; to invite; to bring in
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage