to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
grudge; complaint; reproach
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to jump upon (a moving object)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
membranous; membraneous; filmy
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
what do you want?; can I help you?
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
beginning; outset; first; onset
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
something handed down (usu. an order)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect