to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
determination; resolution
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to ask; to enquire; to query
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
third stage; three stages
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
action; operation; effect; function
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport