to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
top of the head; crown of the head
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
tank (military vehicle); chariot