to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
unprecedented; record-breaking
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to be discordant; to have discord
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
in a day; in a brief space of time
hearsay; learning by hearsay
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to burn with combativeness
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress