origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
spell; curse; incantation
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to withstand; to be able to endure
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
amount of light; quantity of light
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to talk; to carry meaning
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
free time; time at leisure
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to go past; to pass; to pass by
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
questions and answers; dialogue
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection