nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
meditation; contemplation
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to hang (something) on the wall
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
drama; play; powerful drug
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be silent; to say nothing
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
great difference; major mistake
should do; ought to do; must do
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to lie deep in; to extend far back
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
government; administration; ministry
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
gambling den; gambling house
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise