to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
remembrance; recollection; recognition
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to become dim; to become blurred
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them