simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to become frosted; to become frosty
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to fall flat; to fall face down
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
older brother; elder brother
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
Yoshi (Nintendo character)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to be filled to bursting; to burst
short and stout; small but wide around
to attempt; to test; to try out