to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
locational advantage; advantageous position
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(United States of) America; USA
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)