tinder; touchwood; charcloth
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to set (sun); to become dark
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
together; mutually; fellow
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword