even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
what kind of; what sort of; what
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
formal; official; ceremonious
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers