to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to begin; to set about; to start
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
joint; seam; joining point
to miss in attempting to kill
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
physical strength; muscle strength
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ago; since; before; previous
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
in the same way as; just like
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small