shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
this; our; right; justice; checking account
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
diligent; hard-working; industrious
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
both; both sides; both parties
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only