to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
as a child; when one was a child
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to find out; to discover; to locate
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
modesty; humility; being humble
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
scenery; scene; landscape
this and that; one thing or another
to pass (of time); to elapse
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
old poem (esp. waka); old song
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)