to change (one's clothes)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
height (of a person); stature
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
light; easy; non-serious; minor
suddenly; all of a sudden
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to send flying with a kick
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
observation; survey; watching
to open (one's eyes) wide
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)