to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to wash away; to rinse off
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement