messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
preparing for action or battle
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
immersion; being absorbed in
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time