lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to overflow from something full
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
internal organs; intestines; viscera
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
weight; heavyweight boxer
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
thickness; profundity; depth
left side; left-hand side
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
inside; interior; inner part
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left