payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
striking; remarkable; considerable
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
expertise; special skills
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
match; game; bout; contest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
stairs; stairway; staircase
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work