koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be captivated (visually)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
stone (used for throwing)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)