to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
eight (long cylindrical things)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
madness; craziness; insanity
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
then; and (then); in that case; if so
impression given by a painting or image
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
place for showering next to a tub
to order; to command; to appoint
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate
to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
putting one's courage to the test
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
many-legged; octopus-like