to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
plump; with a thud; heavily
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
falsely similar; counterfeit
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
panties thief; knickers bandit
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
thunderous roar; roaring sound
slapping the opponent with the open hand
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
molester; groper; masher; pervert
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to dye; to colour; to color
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)