to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
amusing; funny; interesting
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
charm; incantation; spell; curse
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
atrocity; (arch.) treason
virile; tough; masculine; intense
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
perfect; complete; flawless
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be expensive; to be costly
way; method; means; resource; course
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
without; but if; otherwise; or else
with these words; while saying
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery