artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
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
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
left side; left-hand side
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
busy; having no (free) time
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal