to bring; to take; to bring about
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to save; to leave over; to spare
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
with a start; with a jump
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
deep throat (i.e. a concealed informant); deep throat (i.e. deeply penetrative fellatio)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed