pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to knock down; to send flying
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
confusion; distraction; derangement
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
older brother; elder brother
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
twice; again; second time
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
mockery; derision; ridicule
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
being dotted with; being scattered