to boost; to force up; to push up
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to raise one's voice; to shout
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
heart; guts; nerve; central part
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to order; to command; to appoint
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
break in time; interruption; pause
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
otherwise; or else; if not
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
good; goodness; right; virtue
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive