to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner); to declare someone the winner (of a competition)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
too (much); overly; excessively
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
complete; whole; perfect; safe
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
sudden drop; precipitous slope
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
major cleanup; spring cleaning
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect