living thing; living creature; animal; life
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to grumble about something (trivial)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss