to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
the last moment; the very end
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
paste; glue; clothing starch
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
endurance; perseverance; patience
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to dry up completely; to become stale
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)