incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
natural; reasonable; understandable
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
reaction; response; reaction
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
society; company; the public; the world
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
this world; this life; world of the living
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
dozens; scores of; decades
in the meanwhile; during the time
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up