hand used like a sword in striking
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
true character; true heart; true spirit
to leave (a scene); to step away
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
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
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
account book; register; ledger
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
attendance; presence; appearance
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
how many years; how long; what year
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to become dim; to become blurred
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...