capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
a push; another effort; one more effort
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
four (long cylindrical things)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
hand used like a sword in striking
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to ask; to enquire; to query
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
popular name; common name; given name
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
flow; flow (period of time economic quantity)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to make a fool of (someone)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to teach; to take a teaching job
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to overdo; to do too much
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to think of; to come up with
classifying in patterns; typification
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)