to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
second; number two; runner-up
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to cover fully; to wrap around
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
a long time ago; long ago
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
large quantity; large amount
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
coexisting (of different plant or animal species); growing together; living together
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman