to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
leather strap; thong; leash
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to attempt; to test; to try out
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
feeling; sense; impression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
waterproofing; making watertight
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)