to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
tension; mental strain; nervousness
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to pile up; to accumulate
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
opposite side; opposition
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)