towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
very interesting; of great interest
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
inside; interior; inner part
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)