thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
ramification; branching off
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
the last moment; the very end
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
powder snow; powdery snow
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
sublime; noble; high-minded
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
defense; defence; protection
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent