to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
action; operation; effect; function
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
receiving an electric shock
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Saikaidō (alt. name for the Kyūshū region)