round shape; circle; circular form
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to shed light; to cast light
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to surge; to well up; to gush out
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to wring the neck; to strangle
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
waking; waking up; awakening
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
with a slip; with a slide
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach