to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
left side; left-hand side
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
archery; mapping; map; morphism
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
sea level; (surface of) sea
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary