ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)
bowing (a string instrument)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
silence (not speaking); muteness
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to rise; to erect; to get up
to thrust before; to thrust at
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
memory; sense; experience
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)