indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
way; method; means; resource; course
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to discuss; to talk together
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
absorption; suction; attraction
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
aluminium can; aluminum can
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
birth; creation; formation
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste, esp. with lots of liquid; hot-dip galvanizing
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
application (of ointment, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances