to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nothing but; except; no more than
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cooking; food preparation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
desperately; for one's dear life
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit