origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily ; resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation
to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire; to hurl; to shoot ; to skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch) ; to run fast; to drive fast; to gallop ; to spray; to splash; to spatter ; to say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke) ; to spread (e.g. a rumour); to circulate; to send out (a message); to issue (e.g. an appeal) ; to transfer (to a less important post); to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch); to demote ; to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter) ; to get rid of; to burn off (alcohol) ; to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre)
to sleep ; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave) ; to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched ; to close one's eyes
to wake up; to awake ; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize ; to come to one's senses
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; flinging (open); forcefully ; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash ; (changing) completely; totally; utterly; dramatically; suddenly ; louvre window; louvre door
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth ; one object; one body; unity ; one form; one style ; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ; generally; in general
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant ; to leave; to go away ; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up ; to lose connection with; to drift away from
almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over