chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to name; to call; to christen; to term
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
on the occasion of; at the time of
to chase; to run after; to pursue
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
jack of all trades, master of none
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hard worker; hardworking person
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sharp sighted; easily awakened
match; game; bout; contest
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
beyond this point; from now on; after this
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
trans-fatty acid; trans-fatty acids; trans fat; trans fats