mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mother goddess; earth goddess
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
please; somehow or other; one way or another
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
please (give me); please (do for me)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to entrust; to leave to a person
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!