to stick into; to pierce; to run into
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
body; physical system; (the) person
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
safety zone; traffic island
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
how many people; a number of people
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
when; at what moment; what time
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
some people; a few people; several people
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)