to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
those (near the second person)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to turn towards; to point
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
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)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
power; might; authority; influence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest