choosing between two things; two choices
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to put one's hand on; to touch
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
to be transparent; to show through
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
this (very thing); this precisely
the way back; the way home; return trip
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
battlefield; battleground
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament