wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
while alive; during one's lifetime
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
connection; link; relationship
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
because of; owing to; due to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)