spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
moment; brief space of time
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
go on!; right!; here goes!
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)