quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
inattention; absent-mindedness
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
good person; virtuous person
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to think constantly about; to dwell on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
rather; sooner; preferably
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow from something full
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
palatial residence; stately mansion
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
pitch dark; total darkness
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
a step; short distance; short time
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
big frame; large figure; huge body
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into