to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
self-defense; self-defence
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
spare time; spare moment; small opening; small crack
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
great stature; large build
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
slapping; splashing; splatting
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done