the top (e.g. top ten); the best
to call each other's names
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
gambling den; gambling house
helmet with white hair coming out of the top, making the wearer look like an old person; kanji "old" radical at top
money paid to the government
sea of fire; sea of flame
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
paper; note; document; bill
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
order; command; directions; instructions
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to wear a sword at one's side
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
opening; beginning; commencement
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
whereabouts; present location
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to intend; to be sure that