grasp; catch; understanding
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
speaking voice; talking voice
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
dealing with; coping with
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
forcibly; against one's will
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to shove in; to push in; to force in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
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
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
trouble; bother; annoyance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life