to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
headquarters; head office; main office
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be relieved; to feel relieved
healthy; sound; wholesome
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
dispersing; breaking up; running away
dozens; scores of; decades
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.