nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to run about trying to escape
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to stay (at); to stop (at)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to be injured; to sustain a wound
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
disinheritance; disowning
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre