grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
extremely; terrifically; super
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to rank next to; to come after
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
water outlet; tap; faucet
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
pale; pallid; bluish-white
loud shout; excited cheering
to be jealous; to be envious
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt