four (long cylindrical things)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
eight (long cylindrical things)
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
whip scorpion (Thelyphonida spp.)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
namely; that is (to say); in other words
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to stop walking; to pause
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on