living thing; living creature; animal; life
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to blow harder and harder
to jar; to creak; to grate
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to run about; to rush about
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to have a reason; to have an excuse
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
how; in what way; how about; questionable
rain and wind; driving rain
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely