bearing; heading; point of the compass
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to run away; to escape safely
party; gang; company; squad
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to notify; to advise; to inform
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
on one hand; on the other hand
hard training; intensive training
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
triangle; triangular shape
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone