substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
story; tale; talk; discussion
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
older sister; lass; young lady
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
last days; the end; one's fate