to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to die by drowning; to drown
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
brightness; splendour; splendor