wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
one by one; one each; one at a time
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
completely; absolutely; totally
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
skill; dexterity; proficiency
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to jump upon (a moving object)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance