nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
journey; route of a journey
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
just because; even if; even though
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to collapse into; to flop onto
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to rise; to erect; to get up
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to lick something up; to lap something up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
stirring; slight movement
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
pronunciation; production of sound
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)