adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
mother's side (of the family)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
brothers and sisters; siblings
close; intimate; on good terms
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
looks; features; (personal) appearance
care; precaution; guarding; caution
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
orphan; person without friends
surname; family name; last name
crops; agricultural produce
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
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)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death