to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to die; to lay down life's burden
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
sword; blade; single stroke
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
remainder; the rest; what is left
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
outrageous lie; outright lie
with a clink (click, clack)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
sword strike; sword slash
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
short pause; short interval
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead