deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
day after day; day by day
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
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)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
demon of ill health; disease