to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
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 become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
repentance; confession; penitence
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
practice by repetition; learning by rote
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
without leaving any trace
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw