bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
riverside; edge of a river
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
sword; blade; single stroke
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
small number; few; minority
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big