to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(col) Hello Kitty (Sanrio product line)
that's true; of course; obviously
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
cardinal (Catholic church)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
(social) position; status
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)