whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
first attack; first strike; first blow
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to eat up; to consume (completely)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
dual personality; split personality
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
versatility; multiplicity of use
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
baby talk; baby language; babbling
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
a little bit; a little while
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
tasteless, odorless and colorless
to use and then throw away
belligerence; fighting spirit
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
spirit; heart; disposition
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern