primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to sink (into); to get depressed
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
more than usual; especially; particularly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
chance (of success); odds
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
intimacy; affection; familiarity
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to worry about; to be vexed