hidden character (e.g. in computer games)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
traditional art; traditional performance art
joint struggle; common (united) front
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
twice; again; second time
tomfoolery; monkey business
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
sense of values; values; value system
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
practice; practising; training; study
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
state of emergency; emergency; crisis