partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
long (time that has passed); old (story)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
killing and wounding; bloodshed
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
inspection; examination; survey
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse