to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to take turns; to mingle together
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
two forces (of yin and yang)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to become rustic; to be countrified
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)