to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
feigned ignorance; assumed innocence
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
one person; another name; nickname; alias
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
present time; now; nowadays
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
character (in a novel, film, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to rank with; to rank among
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
outward appearance; looks
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
civilized person; civilized people
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
meat-based hot pot; pan or pot for cooking meat
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly