to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
take the opportunity to (do something else)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to pay attention; to be watchful
place; situation; position; location
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
making efficient; optimization
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
violent explosion; bursting
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition