indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to unfold; to unroll; to open
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to watch over; to watch attentively
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
serious; severe; grave; acute
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to well up; to burst; to arise
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to be jealous; to be envious
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
strongest ever; most powerful in history
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
though; notwithstanding; although
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant