painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be born; to come into the world
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
special radio or television programme; television special
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
overall victory; championship
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
corridor; hallway; passageway
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention