skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
faded color; faded colour; antique look
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
difficult to ...; hard to ...
form; shape; figure; visage
God and man; heaven and man
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
a short while ago; already
alone; by oneself; on one's own
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
government office; agency; board
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
rash assumption; hasty conclusion