by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
depression; low spirits; dejection
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to breathe out; to exhale
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
six external causes of illness in traditional Chinese medicine (wind, cold, fire/heat, dampness, dryness, heat of summer)
demon of ill health; disease
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to surge; to well up; to gush out
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
in deep black; in jet black
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
split; division; break up
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around