to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
crossed eyes; convergent strabismus
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to leave word; to leave a message
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses