special; particular; peculiar; unique
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
look!; there!; here!; that is
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
match; game; bout; contest
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
only; merely; but; no more than