water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
to run down (stairs, etc.)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
foreign enemy; outside invader
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
addition; increase; Canada
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
normalization; normalisation
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
beforehand; in advance; previously
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
change; alteration; modification
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag