essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to dye fast; to leave undyed
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
useful thing; usable article
verbal message; word (from someone)