metre; meter; meter; gauge
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
sensual love; love affair
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to erase all trace of something
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
preparations for a journey
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
madness; craziness; insanity
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to smash violently; to crush
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
many people; a large number of people
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation