rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to shout (in anger); to yell
action of making something; -ification
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
at least; at most; (even) just
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
posterity; future life; life to come
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough