直

Jurchen people

Mathematics

number line (e.g. on a graph); real number line

direct report to the throne

left liner

respectfully looking at (something)

Linguistics

single-kana sound

wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)

Mathematics

half line; ray

Linguistics

deixis

shift supervisor

Abbreviation; Computing

direct kanji input (as opposed to kana-kanji conversion)

direct-controlled municipality

earnest apology; profuse apology

Slang

acting on impulse; doing impulsively; doing instinctively

recasting

straight road; short cut

broiling over an open fire

direct cremation; immediate cremation; cremation and burial without a funeral service

Grammar

indicative mood

muscle stiffness

Botany

taproot

to set out again

writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke)

frank writing; writing the bare facts

rightfulness