counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
accept one who comes to you
do not chase the one who leaves
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
at the last moment; this late in the game
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
an assortment; combination
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
sweet almond (Prunus dulcis); tonsil