to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to shout (in anger); to yell
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
emperor (of Japan); mikado
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune