sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
theatre-going; theater-going
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
bedside; near one's pillow
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
front room; parlor; parlour; living room
lecture hall; lecture room
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die