(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
adds force or indicates command
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
board, plank or sheet shaped
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to hand over; to surrender
God; god; ace; king; superior person
both hands; both arms; ten
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)