to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to make an appearance; to show up
all; entire; whole; altogether
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
suddenly; all of a sudden
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
fragment; scrap; piece; shred