manner of using one's hands
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to need; to demand; to take; to require
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 furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in that way; thus; so; so?
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to burst open; to pop; to split
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body