sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
scraped skin; graze; grazed skin
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
popular name; common name; given name
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
true state; actual condition; reality
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)