to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
at once; immediately; right now
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
as before; as ever; as it was originally
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be muddy; to be slushy
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
bringing; taking; carrying
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
change; alteration; modification
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
beginning of the world; creation
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
equality; uniformity; evenness
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)