(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
wheel (esp. of a vehicle)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
hair (on the head); (a) hair
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling