to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
(not) merely; (not) simply
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to rant and rave; to raise hell
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
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)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
momentous (crucial) decision
emotional strength; force of will
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
very young; little; childish; immature
strong-willed; strong of heart
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
memory; ability to remember
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
complete set; all; everything
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)