to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
section; cross section; profile
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
end of life; death; annihilation
witnessing; observing; sighting
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
piece of meat; cut of meat
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
true state; actual condition; reality
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
carrying (child) under arm
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
scope; valid range; coverage
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly