lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pull in (fish); to land
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
by means of; due to; because of; according to
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
general; popular; common; typical
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
breastplate; chest protector; bib
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion