bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to step over or across; to overcome
snake; serpent; large snake
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to trample; to crush underfoot
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to make a speech; to address
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result