to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to invite in; to show someone in
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
source of river; fountainhead
from here; from this place
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
counter for wheels and flowers
with a single blow; with one stroke
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)