(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
number of times; frequency; count
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
famous sword; excellent sword
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
character style; character form
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
nice; good; well-executed