what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
same; similar; (just) like; equal
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)
to be smeared; to be covered
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
emperor (of Japan); mikado
hidden room; secret chamber
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)