pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
lightly; easily; carelessly
slow to act; slow in starting work
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to wave a flag; to show the way
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
power; might; authority; influence
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
both; many; various; together