to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to thrust before; to thrust at
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
innumerable; countless; numberless
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to explain; to dispel doubts
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to hold something reverently with both hands
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to burst open; to pop; to split
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
apparently; appears to be
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation