liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to part left and right; to open out
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
willpower; energy; vitality
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one