tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
offense and defense; offence and defence
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to come to an end; to close the curtain
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka