versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
eight (long cylindrical things)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
ring; band; ring; circum-
of (indicates possessive)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
certainly; surely; definitely
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
disaster; calamity; misfortune
sincerity; true heart; devotion