to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sweeping sideways; mowing down
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
cooperation; coordination; link
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit