to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
eating; bite (in fishing)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be born; to come into this world
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
beginning; outset; first; onset
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
lethality; killing effectiveness
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to rain incessantly; to downpour
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
-less; lacking; non-existing
natural calamity; disaster
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter