point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
on the occasion of; at the time of
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
systematic; organized; organizational
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to apologize; to apologise
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to die; to lay down life's burden
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into