to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
older sister; elder sister
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
force (bulldoze) one's way through
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
chief; main; principal; major
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to say; to be called; to do
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
a little bit; a little while
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus