to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to take on a role; to take part
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
hunting ground; hunting preserve
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
stairs; stairway; staircase
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to show up; to appear; to turn up
but; however; even though; even if
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to pierce through; to break through
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
experiment; experimentation
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district