to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to manage a state; to govern a country
to flare up; to burst into flames
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to give something weight; to give something dignity
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
evil spirit; demon; devil
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
in the end; on top of that
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals