to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to blow off; to be blown off
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
preference; priority; precedence
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm