tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
place; situation; position; location
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
gem; jewel; precious stone
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
just because; even if; even though
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
behind; in the rear; in back
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
instant; moment; for an instant
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crouch; to squat; to cower