a pair (of shoes or socks)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
urgency; exigency; emergency
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
direct unforked road; straight path
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
second arrow; second move; second step
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
agricultural burning; setting a field ablaze
to walk in on; to tread upon
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
encouragement; stimulation
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
to grimace; to make a wry face
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)